Australia becomes world’s biggest LNG exporter for 1st time

Australia has passed Qatar to become the world’s leading exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the nation exported 6.55 million tonnes of LNG in November, compared to Qatar’s 6.27 million tonnes.

LNG is Australia’s third-largest export commodity behind coal and iron ore, with exports of the three worth 165 billion Australian dollars (119.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the 12 months to the end of October 2018.